Practically, this means if you fly WingtraOne with the same 1.8 cm (0.7 in)px GSD as RTK, you are able to finish projects 7x faster. Note that for either drone, you will observe reduced flight times in heavy winds and when flying at higher altitudes above sea. Phantom 4 RTK’s intelligent flight battery is listed to manage its charge in cases of inactivity, extreme temperatures or incompatible voltage. It’s easy to check the state of charge in flight and in the charger.
A real-time view of its environment and 3D map provide crucial data. Redundant IMUs and compasses monitor critical data and rule out possible errors, dramatically enhancing the reliability of flight. Obstacle sensing in five directions improves safety and overall flight experience. Several flight modes make flying and creating with the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 a streamlined and convenient experience.
The drone has a general sense of where you are, but can’t actually see you or the world around it. This Phantom 4 Pro ActiveTrack intelligent mode allows you to mark and track a moving object on your mobile device screen. The Phantom 4 will automatically avoid obstacles in its flight path. Using Gesture Mode, selfies can be captured easily using a few gestures without the remote controller. Advanced computer vision technology allows the Phantom 4 Pro to take instructions through gestures.
Phantom 4 RTK lists its GSD as (H/36.5) cm/px, with H as the aircraft altitude above the target. Instead, they say accuracy depends on lighting, patterns, aircraft altitude and software used to process the imagery. As a rule of thumb, absolute accuracy can range range from 1 to 3x the GSD value and is influenced by the quality of the camera and drone. However, the most outstanding camera option with the WingtraOne is the Sony RX1RII 42 MP full-frame.
The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 retains all of the Phantom 4 Pro’s best features and uses DJI’s OcuSync technology for low-latency digital video in HD which can wirelessly connect to DJI Goggles. The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 also improves upon the users flight experience by reducing propeller noise by up to 60%. With the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 drone pilots will be able to harness the power of a brilliant camera with an aircraft that they can trust to make every aerial shot cinematic. All of those improvements are great, but it’s the autonomous features that are the huge change with the Phantom 4, so let’s dig in deep.
Or, perhaps the client is in a less than neighborly dispute which makes access tricky. As a result, non-RTK projects can have entire quadrants with unverifiable data. Without ground control in the far-flung corners of the project, you will not be able to ensure full-site accuracy and you will have areas of uncertainty that cannot be used for making observations/measurements. With a non-RTK drone, like the Phantom 4 Pro, ground control quantity and distribution is critical. For a non-RTK bird, the amount of ground control required for a job is a function of the height you fly at and the size of your site.
Results from our test flights at 1.2 cm (0.5 in)/px GSD reveal almost 14x the coverage for WingtraOne with its RX1R II payload option, vs. DJI’s dji drones RTK with its built in payload. H.265 retains 50% more information than H.264, creating more detailed and vivid images. The DJI Phantom Drone is a widely used platform for commercial drone applications. You may be required to file a waiver or 333 exemption before operation. MARS Parachutes has designed the P4 Lite system to attach via cable ties. Negating the hassle of disassembling the Phantom for proper installation.
While the automated flight features might not entirely live up to the hype, they do make possible things that would have previously been very difficult or even impossible. They also pave the way for even better automation in future releases. Chat with a drone pilot at your local park, there’s a good chance they’re flying a Phantom. But if you chat with a pilot who’s flying DJI’s latest offering, the phantom 4 ($1,399), he might even be able to have an entire conversation with you while the drone flies itself. Using state of the art computer vision algorithms, Litchi keeps your selection perfectly framed while you fly the drone. That’s ok too, start an autonomous Orbit or Follow and watch Litchi take care of everything.
It should fit just about any hand size, but if you’re looking for something that’s been ergonomically built for comfort, the controller that directs both drones isn’t the best. Map large work sites to provide detailed, precise data for architects and contractors. Compared to DJI Phantom 4 RTK, the WingtraOne is an upgrade that can handle much larger projects and produce significantly better image and accuracy results.
The fact that you do not have to dig into the menu system but can quickly flick the switch to activate the ATTI mode makes the drone that much safer an aircraft to fly. Very few drones that are on the market today offer you this functionality. Both drones have the same camera, very similar in spec to the X4s which was sadly deprecated. This camera is good for mapping considering its size, weight and cost. It has a leaf shutter and no moving lens parts, so it is a decent little camera on either drone. Our memory cards of choice are the Sandisk Extreme 32gb and 64gb micro SDHC memory cards which we use exclusively for our DJI drones.